Residential Care Worker (maternity cover)

This exciting post provides an excellent opportunity for someone who possesses the passion and commitment to work in a progressive organisation and help us achieve our vision – a world where everyone can love later life.

Residential Care Worker (maternity cover)

Salary:                        £8.72

Hours of Work:          39 hours per week

The main purpose of this role is to provide a flexible and individualistic personal care service to residents appropriate to their physical, emotional and social care needs on an as and when required basis.

The main responsibilities of the role are:

• To carry out personal care tasks such as assisting residents with bathing, mobility needs, rising/retiring, toileting and feeding as determined by agreed individual care-plans
• To assist residents where possible to sustain maximum independence by encouraging them to work with you in the carrying out of domestic tasks such as bed making, tidying of bedrooms and meal time tasks
• To work with residents on an individual or group basis encouraging their participation in social, therapeutic and stimulating activities such as reminiscence work, reading, outings
• To maintain high standards of care in working with older people with dementia in order that they may achieve their optimum level of personal functioning
• To maintain written records and other information as required
• To undertake as required appropriate courses of training
• To work flexible hours on a seven day rota basis which may include night service.

Applicants must meet the following essential criteria:

• Proven paid experience of working with older people with dementia in a residential, community or hospital setting
• NVQ II in Direct Care or equivalent [desirable]

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Access NI disclosure www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice

Age NI reserve the right to enhance the essential criteria to facilitate shortlisting.

For an applicant pack, please e-mail [email protected], apply on-line at www.ageni.org or telephone the People & Development team on 028 9024 5729.

Closing date for completed applications is Friday 6 November 2020 at 12:00 noon.

Age NI is committed to recruiting fairly.  An application form enables us to compare applicants and for that reason we cannot accept CVs. 

Age NI is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone.